To shed some more light on the situation, the Uyghurs in the region had affirmative action programs and were exempt from the one child policy. They had more perks than regular Han Chinese.
However, with the spread of Salafism [1] in that region, China started to suffer multiple terrorist attacks a year. With the worst resulting in 35 deaths and hundreds injured [2].
As a result, to stop these terrorist attacks, China started these de-radicalization centres. Since then, there have been no attacks.
However, with the spread of Salafism [1] in that region, China started to suffer multiple terrorist attacks a year. With the worst resulting in 35 deaths and hundreds injured [2].
As a result, to stop these terrorist attacks, China started these de-radicalization centres. Since then, there have been no attacks.
1. latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-saudi-arabia-20160201-story.html
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Kunming_attack